No. 10 Wisconsin Clinches Big Ten Title with Upset win vs. Jaden Ivey, No. 8 Purdue

No. 10 Wisconsin clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title after Tuesday's 70-67 win over No. 8 Purdue.

Chucky Hepburn gave the Badgers the victory on a last-second three-pointer off the glass after Jaden Ivey just tied the game for Purdue with a three of his own.

The Badgers entered the day with a one-game lead over Purdue and Illinois in conference play. They are now 15-4 in Big Ten games, 1.5 games ahead of the Illini (13-5).

Illinois still has two games remaining and has a head-to-head victory over Wisconsin on Feb. 2. If the two teams finish with the same record in conference games, the Illini will be the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament.

Wisconsin can clinch the outright regular-season conference title with a win over Nebraska on Sunday or a loss by Illinois in either of its final two games.

Head coach Greg Gard's squad has given Purdue fits this season. They also beat them 74-69 at the Mackey Complex on Jan. 3. Tyler Wahl set the tone in this game with 19 points.

Ivey, who scored a game-high 22 points, did everything in his power to keep the Boilermakers' hopes alive. He scored their final seven points, including the game-tying three with 8.9 seconds remaining.

Hepburn's game-winning three gave him 17 points for the game, setting a new career-high for the freshman. Johnny Davis had 16 points, eight rebounds and one assist.

Zach Edey dropped 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the loss. Purdue's bench finished with just six points, all from Trevion Williams.

The Badgers are playing fantastic basketball at the right time. They have won seven of their last eight games, but this was their first victory over a team currently ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 since Jan. 13 (vs. Ohio State).

Per Jerry Palm of CBS Sports, Wisconsin entered the day projected to be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament in the same region as No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga.

Beating Purdue certainly enhances the Badgers' resume. The last time they were a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament was during the 2014-15 season. They lost to Duke in the national title game.

Gard is having his best season in six years as Wisconsin head coach. The team is 24-5 overall with one game remaining in the regular season.

Purdue is limping to the finish after a fantastic start to the season. The Boilermakers are 3-3 in their last six games and have lost back-to-back games, including a 68-65 defeat at Michigan State on Saturday.

They have one more game, at home against Indiana on Saturday, to build some momentum for the Big Ten tournament. The program hasn't won a game in the conference tournament since reaching the championship game in 2018.